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Several BoC branches closed early today!
Several branches of the state owned Bank of Ceylon (BoC) had closed their counters today (April 10) earlier than usual, inconveniencing customers, reports say.
Counters at certain BoC branches had closed at 12.30pm today, due to a result of a Trade Union action, reports add.
The BoC Board of Directors had previously approved an incentive for its employees based on the profit of the year 2024, and it is said that a delay in securing the Ministry of Finance’s approval for this had led to this situation.
‘Sri Lanka Mirror’ reached out to the Ceylon Bank Employees Union (CBEU) Chairman – Channa Dissanayake in this regard and was told that no bank branches were closed earlier than usual.
When we had insisted that certain branches had indeed closed their counters after 12.30pm and mentioned photographic evidence, Mr. Dissanayake’s phone line went dead.
BoC has been in the centre of controversy recently, after providing a hefty loan to Nawaloka Group which is already in deep debt.
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